Shaky Economy
Stresses Families
By Charles D. Jamieson, Esquire
Job and income loss, spiraling gas prices, and growing
residential insecurity top the list of sources of family stress,
according to a report presented last month to the Council on
Contemporary Families. The report, entitled "Families and the
Current Economic Crisis," submitted by Evergreen State
College Professor and historian Stephanie Coontz and CCF
research intern Valerie Adrian, examines the financial dilemmas
facing Americans today, along with the far-reaching
human impact. Read on (When the new window opens, click on "click here to start downloading).